Does it makes sense to make the second lead being "finally rejected" at episode 26 and fall for the fl's friend at episode 27? Wow, he was so in love with her since childhood. I can't believe I finished this drama, it was a complete mess. It started pretty good, nothing new but enough to keep you entertained, then after 10 episodes the plot gets lost somewhere and the obstacles are just so irrelevant (the contract, that jerk rival of the ml, the ex-girlfriend, that nasty coworker of her, the mom, the freaking narcolepsy is just brought up... like 3 times in total?) the problems are always been resolved in a snap of fingers. It's like the writer was scared to put some angst into the plot ò.ò
If they don't set up a BoF remake every year the earth would implode, there's no other reason to stick with that one manga (since there are PLENTY of them to use). Hana Yori Dango was the only one I could've bear, the korean and chinese vrs irked me a lot, I felt like flipping all the tables from here to the writer's home LOL
Poor soul. I don't really like k-music so I didn't even know about her (if not that she starred in "A beautiful you"). The industry scares me, it's all cotton candy and smiling in the surface but in reality those people are really going through a living hell just to pursue their dream. They're not even treated as humans but cash machines by their employers and also their fans are totally crazy, even tho the majority is like what 13 yo? They want them to live like they're dolls, they can't have a proper life, they can't have flaws nor opinions of sorts, they can't even have a freaking partner. How lonely is that? How insane and unealthy? I hope her death (and all the other lives that were taken away like hers) isn't in vain, that people can understand even if they're behind a screen or printed in a magazine, they're also human beings, and kids moreover! Also mental illness should be considered a part of everyone's life. Life is hard and as we catch a cold, we also can have a mental breakdown. There's no such thing as a completely healty person, we all carry some pain. It's not a sin to go to therapy, is not shameful and people who does that are not to be casted away like trash.
Rest in peace. You were too sensitive and delicate for this world. they just couldn't handle you so they buried you with their nasty tongues. That's why I think the industry is scary, we see candies and hearts and big smiles but many people (not only asian idols!) are facing terrific pressure by those who wants them to be perfect - my favourite actor Heath Ledger also suffered a lot before dying alone in an hotel room. I can't even imagine how hard would be to be so young and receiving so much hate. In a better world people would reflect that their comments on the internet still have consequences!
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You made me legit cry!!! ç___ç And I want to add Shin-hyuk from She Was pretty. He was crazy, funny and he accepted and fell for Hye Jin for what she is, not after a complete outside and inside u turn. I was so so sad for him I couldn't finish that drama properly (aka I skipped towards the end)
I had stopped watching them after I had found Kdramas. I could relate way more to those than the American ones.
I still watch both because there are some great tv series but also there, the number dropped, I remember watching like 10 tv series in the same period but now - well let's also add that now most of the tv series just come out with all episodes at once - I have like three, four of them I'm still watching.
I feel you so much! I've started watching them in 2013 out of curiosity and sometimes that year I was scared by myself - like I developed some serious addiction (and not in a good way.) I'll be honest I watch dramas not expecting some masterpiece, (even if there are some gems here and there!) but because they're naive and funny, and totally unrealistic compared to my real life. A thing that kept me hooked probably was the charm of seeing things from another perspective, as an european woman, my customs and traditions are pretty different. And the language. Korean especially, but also Japanese and Chinese (even Thailandese) are interesting languages I love to hear them. Come to think of it, I can barely name or remember three or four of the last drama I've seen, sadly. Almost everyone I saw, tho, started off with great ideas but after some episodes it looks like they run out of material and they just put a bunch of their usual cliches and unnecessary drama into the cauldron expecting to make good lasagna with random ingredients. Maybe it's just because recently they're trying to take themselves more seriously but it's not what the majority signed for? I don't know, I personally appreciated more attention to the plot, but if you want to be taken seriously, you'll have to stick with it and face up the topic in the correct way. For instance, I noticed that after the metoo there are less wrist-grabbings (and stuff like that) and more "independent woman" speeches, and that's great, but if what the character says doesn't fit well in the set up it looks more like commercial / propaganda than a story about emancipation. I don't know, these are just random thoughts after reading this article (thank you for bringing up the issue!), I feel the same as you, but I can't really identify how many and what issues make me feel that way. I first thought "maybe I'm just out of target? I started at 23 years old, now I'm almost 29, after all" but it's not it, because I still rewatch some of the older dramas I liked back them. The insane recycling of situations, twists and characters? Surely that's a contributing factor, yet cliches were always there and I personally enjoy some of them because they're fun. ps. forgive me for typos, english is my second language :)
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Also mental illness should be considered a part of everyone's life. Life is hard and as we catch a cold, we also can have a mental breakdown. There's no such thing as a completely healty person, we all carry some pain. It's not a sin to go to therapy, is not shameful and people who does that are not to be casted away like trash.
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EXCUSE ME?????
Come to think of it, I can barely name or remember three or four of the last drama I've seen, sadly. Almost everyone I saw, tho, started off with great ideas but after some episodes it looks like they run out of material and they just put a bunch of their usual cliches and unnecessary drama into the cauldron expecting to make good lasagna with random ingredients.
Maybe it's just because recently they're trying to take themselves more seriously but it's not what the majority signed for? I don't know, I personally appreciated more attention to the plot, but if you want to be taken seriously, you'll have to stick with it and face up the topic in the correct way. For instance, I noticed that after the metoo there are less wrist-grabbings (and stuff like that) and more "independent woman" speeches, and that's great, but if what the character says doesn't fit well in the set up it looks more like commercial / propaganda than a story about emancipation.
I don't know, these are just random thoughts after reading this article (thank you for bringing up the issue!), I feel the same as you, but I can't really identify how many and what issues make me feel that way. I first thought "maybe I'm just out of target? I started at 23 years old, now I'm almost 29, after all" but it's not it, because I still rewatch some of the older dramas I liked back them. The insane recycling of situations, twists and characters? Surely that's a contributing factor, yet cliches were always there and I personally enjoy some of them because they're fun.
ps. forgive me for typos, english is my second language :)